THE CAST
The Guests
“The way I relate to a fellow musician is one of love, respect and mutual mirroring on deeper levels, so for this experience I wanted to get to know each musician individually.”
∫ Júlio Falavigna (Gopala)
Bianca Gismonti
Pianist and composer from Rio de Janeiro, she develops her work (co-produced by her husband Julio Falavigna) with 4 released albums. At the same time, she is the founder of Duo Gisbranco, which is joined by musician Claudia Castello Branco.
Victor Machado
Drummer with great charisma and experience in Rio Grande do Sul, he was part of bands such as Itamone, Brasil Exportação and Ego Mecanoid. Recognized by many of today's professional drummers, he was the one who started Julio Falavigna on drums.
Frank Colón
American-Puerto Rican multipercussionist, he has an acclaimed international career, working with Manhattan Transfer, Wayne Shorter, Aretha Franklin, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, in addition to his own original works. He is also a graduate master of Tai Chi Chuan.
Marcos Dequi Giovani
Guitarist and composer from Rio Grande do Sul, with a strong base in the Rock and Blues genre since the 80s. Today he is part of a band called SlipZoomDrops, of which he is a co-founder.
José Staneck
A harmonica virtuoso, he performed as a soloist in the main symphony orchestras in Brazil, in addition to participating in groups of popular composers. He has his own work with two streams, called "HarmoniTango".
Zé Natálio
A renowned bassist in Rio Grande do Sul, he participated in groups of several of the main local composers, in addition to being part of a group of which he is also a co-founder, the pop band Papas da Língua.
Sri Hanuman
Indian composer, singer, guitarist and tabla player, disciple of Ustad Sultan Khan, is also an authority on Naad Yoga (Yoga of Sound). Spiritual and philosophical master in the paths of Yoga, Tantra and Vedanta.
Fabio Mentz
Composer, multi-instrumentalist and astrologer, he has inspired and award-winning original work, in addition to having created soundtracks for theater and cinema in southern Brazil. As a bassoonist he has been a member of OSPA (Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra) for 20 years.
Toti Lima
The sitarist, guitarist and composer from Rio Grande do Sul, Toti Lima, has been developing his work in the Indian duo Shabda Rasa for 17 years with his partner Julio Falavigna; he is also a Hatha Yoga instructor.
